Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has expressed his concerns about certain aspects of the ongoing hearing on a leaked tape regarding plans to oust him by a Parliamentary Committee.

He was dissatisfied by the fact that the three witnesses; COP Alex Mensah, Superintendent Emmanuel Gyebi, and Superintendent George Asare were not obligated to provide evidence substantiating their allegations against him before he was called upon to testify.

The IGP, while providing his testimony before the Committee today, insisted that continuing to toe that line might unfairly benefit his accusers.

In his opinion, the attempts by previous witnesses to provide information to the committee did not sufficiently address the seriousness of the matter at hand.

“Honourable Chair, I think we need to look at this carefully. Because that is not fair. Having said that, I don’t have any tape, I don’t know about it. And they should stop it,” he said on September 12.

During his own appearance before the committee, on September 1, one of the witnesses, COP George Mensah, alleged that “intel suggests that what was used to tape the conversation was done by the current IGP.”

COP Mensah further claimed that Dr. George Akuffo Dampare masterminded the recording of their conversation and leaked the tape to the general public.

“He sent some people to do it, after which he went for it. So the tape, from my intel, is with the IGP, and he caused it to be leaked. So if this committee wants the tape, the right person to call before this committee is the Inspector General of Police,” he asserted.

However, the IGP firmly rejected this notion.

When the committee inquired about his reaction to these allegations, Dr. Dampare stressed that it is the duty of the accusers to provide sufficient evidence to support their claims before he is asked to respond.

He expressed his concern that these actions might be an effort to divert attention and recommended that they be thoroughly scrutinized.

“They are trying to twist it and divert attention. We allowed him to go on that fishing expedition, acting as octopuses in the quest to find something by whatever means to affect my person or my integrity,” he explained.

The IGP, along with all four previous witnesses, is scheduled to appear before the council on Wednesday.

They will also be joined by the National Security Minister, who was implicated by one of the witnesses in relation to an alleged NIB investigation.

IGP Dampare states that the accusations made by his colleagues, suggesting that he attained his position through political affiliation, are false, and he believes they may have said that to cover their shame pic.twitter.com/VRgtmyVwkw— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) September 12, 2023